הָלַל (hālal) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning praise. It appears
165 times
in 19 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1984).
Also rendered
halal
boast
shine
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 500)
Range of meaning (TWOT 500)be boastful, praise; boast, make one’s boast; be praised; glory; make into a fool, make a fool of; act madly, like a madman; be clear, shine, to make a show, be, foolish, to rave, celebrate, stultify; commend, fool, foolly, give…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
הָלַלverb: be boastful, praise
Qalbe boastful
Piel
1.praise man or woman
2.usually praise Jehovah
3.boast, make one’s boast
Pualbe praised
Hithpaalglory, boast, make one’s boast
Poelmake into a fool, make a fool of
Hithpolelact madly, or like a madman
Strong's H1984הָלַל: to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify KJV:(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.